Antimicrobial activity of honey produced by stingless honey bees

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-327

  Kimoto Nira, Hiromi ^a   Amano, Kazuhiro ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Institute of Stingless Honey Bees Science   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Honey; Meliponinae; Stingless honey bee

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 57749173655     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.47.4.17     Document Type: Note

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